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How to Make Chinese Needle in Infinite Craft

Chinese Needle is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Chinese Dance plus Needle. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Chinese DanceNeedleChinese Needle

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 33

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustWindSandstorm
  4. 4EarthSandstormDune
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6DunePlanetTatooine
  7. 7SmokeTatooineJabba
  8. 8JabbaWindJabbawockeez
  9. 9EarthJabbawockeezDance
  10. 10FireWaterSteam
  11. 11EarthSteamMud
  12. 12FireMudBrick
  13. 13EarthEarthMountain
  14. 14MountainMountainMountain Range
  15. 15BrickMountain RangeGreat Wall of China
  16. 16DanceGreat Wall of ChinaChinese Dance
  17. 17EarthWaterPlant
  18. 18WaterWindWave
  19. 19EarthWaveSand
  20. 20PlantSandCactus
  21. 21FireSteamEngine
  22. 22EnginePlantCar
  23. 23CarDustRust
  24. 24FireRustIron
  25. 25EarthIronMetal
  26. 26CactusMetalNeedle
  27. 27Chinese DanceNeedleChinese Needle
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Earth + Wind→ Dust3Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm4Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune5Dust + Earth→ Planet6Dune + Planet→ Tatooine7Smoke + Tatooine→ Jabba8Jabba + Wind→ Jabbawockeez9Earth + Jabbawockeez→ Dance10Fire + Water→ Steam11Earth + Steam→ Mud12Fire + Mud→ Brick13Earth + Earth→ Mountain14Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range15Brick + Mountain Range→ Great Wall of China16Dance + Great Wall of China→ Chinese Dance17Earth + Water→ Plant18Water + Wind→ Wave19Earth + Wave→ Sand20Plant + Sand→ Cactus21Fire + Steam→ Engine22Engine + Plant→ Car23Car + Dust→ Rust24Fire + Rust→ Iron25Earth + Iron→ Metal26Cactus + Metal→ Needle27Chinese Dance + Needle→ Chinese Needle

What you can make with Chinese Needle

Chinese Needle at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
33
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
45
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

Similar effort to Chinese Needle, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Chinese Needle in Infinite Craft?

Combine Chinese Dance with Needle. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Chinese Needle?

27 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Chinese Needle hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Chinese Needle?

Only one known combination produces Chinese Needle.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.